St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-09
GOLD CAN'T SCARE EN-.
The Dakota Legislators Bound to Land
Their Per Diem Despite
All Odds.
Yesterday They Continued at Work With
Overooats On in the Frigid
Capitol.
III Gov. Church Was Away They
Would Soon Bankrupt the
Treasury,
But the Executive Keeps Knocking
the Life Oul of Republican
Schemes.
Special to the Globe.

BISMARCK, OAK. March s.-Jones, of
Charles Mix, made the speech OF the day
this afternoon OH the bill introduced by him
providing for the relocation of the county
seat by majority of the citizens of the
counties. The bill was opposed by Sulli-
van, OF Aurora. The bill will affect only
Charles Mix and Brule. The former wants
Wheeler, the county seat, moved nearer the
center of the county, and Brule asks the
same change made with Chamberlain as the
county seat. The fight is an old one, hav-
ing been inaugurated years ago by Mark
Ward, of Brule county, who stood by
Charles Mix county and got the bill through
both houses, but it was vetoed
by the governor and was lost.
This year Jones. the representative
of Charles Mix, is fighting for Brule on the
same ground that Ward fought for the
former county two years ago. Jones
moved that the bill be read a second time
this afternoon and referred. Sullivan
moved to substitute motion that the bill
be laid on the table. and in doing so inSin
uated that Jones wanted TO rush the bill
through without giving an opportunity to
consider it. This inSinuation was resented
by Jones, who made a lively speech. the
first one he had made since the session
opened. 1t gave proof that he is one OF
the SwifteSt and most pointed speakers on
the floor. He won his point and the bill
went into general orders.
ADAMS WILL NOT DOWN.
Adams, of GriggS, whose bill providing
that when i'll case person was killed in
railroad accident and signs OF fire should be
found on the body it should be taken as
presumptive evidence of neglect against the
railroad company was lost, is a tenacious
individual. and through Tom Elliott has i'll
trOduced in the house another bill of SIM
liar nature. Adams can't understand why
his bill shouldn't pass. Section CTS of the
code of civil procedure provides that where
cattle are killed by locomotive and signs of
fire and found on their bodies. it should be
taken as presumptive evidence of neglect
against the railroad company. Discussing
the merits of his measure, Adams says it
is funny state of things when the law
will not recognize that the value of human
life is not as great as that of Durham
COW or POlled Angus steer He proposes,
if he can find enough men to stand by him
in the fight, to cut his way through the house
with the bill. but the probabilities are that
it will never show up again.
THE INDIAN SCARE.
There isn't much stock taken here in the
appeal that the people Of st. Johns, Rol
IeIte county, have sent out for military pro-
lection against the half breeds and Indians,
who. they claim. are menacing their lives
and property. 1t is looked upon as a scare,
and the governor will not call out the mill
tia unless it becomes absolutely necessary,
and he proposes to find out the true state of
affairs before he goes to the expense of
sending troops hundreds of miles to coun-
try without railroads or facilities for travel
ing. To-day he telegraphed Adj. Gen.
Tyner. at Fargo, to wire Maj. Abenham at
Devils Lake, Dr.. Ruger at Ruger's june
ton. or some other discreet man to go im-
mediately to st. Johns and find out the
true state of affairs. He has ordered Col.
Tyner to go to Devils Lake or Church's
Ferry and receive the report of whoever
goes to st. Johns. and keep the governor
informed of matters and to take such
action as he deems necessary until he re-
ceves further instructions from hin. Col
Tvner evidently overeStimated the import
ance of the event, as his reply to the gov
ernor's telegram this afternoon savors
strongly of war. He says he has done as
ordered and will leave for Devils Lake
tomorrow morning. The coloneFS tele-
grams contains the following suggestion:
'.Mr. Makee, of Dunseith. writes aGletter
and urges the organization of a cavalry
can YOU not secure from the war depart
ment the loan of cavalry saddles and brides,
as some of the command must mount? L
will report to you frequently when on the
ground at DEVILS Lake" The probability
is that the trouble is not so serious that it
will not be settled without the intervention
of military force.
1T WAS COLD DAY
in the legislative halls, though both bodies
rushed business through with vim. The
steam pipes in the capitol had burst,
and the supply of steam for both houses
was cut off, but time was precious,
and the members sat around in over
coats and legislated like martyrs. The
lobby was full of men interested in mea-
sures before the house, and Mayor Scott,
Of Fargo, got so deeply interested that he
walked upto Donald Stewart while he was
addressing the chair and catching him by
the arm turned him around and attempted
to keep him from talking. This act dis
pleased the speaker and the large majority
of the members of the house and an order
was given to the sergeant-at-arms to keep
all persons who did not belong in the room
outside unless the speaker gave him per-
mission to admit them. The governor is
SLAUGHTERING APPROPRIATION BILLS
right and left and is obliged to do it. He
saws the members of the legislature would
depiete the treasury if they were allowed
to appropriate all they want to. and in
order to protect himself he is obliged to
keep an eve on bills Of this nature He
sent a message to the house to-day vetoing
the bill providing an appropriation OF
$50, 900 for the establishment of a univer-
sity at Aberdeen. The veto contains the
following points:
I n ink iC itu fOr
Institution of the kind at present. While it
is a fact that that portion of the territory
within which the university would by the
terms of this act be located. has no public
institution yet, l think that would not be
justified at this time in encouraging an appro-
priation of this character, believing. as do,
that the institutions already established are
of ample capacity to accommodate the edu-
cational wants of the territory. The Appro-
priation of $50, 600 in itself, perhaps, may seem
of small moment to the people interested in
the measure, but when it is borne in mind that
it must necessarily be followed by an appro-
Dration for maintenance of about GOO
before the institution could be placed upon q
working basis, and that each of the educa-
tionaI interests of the territory are applying
for large appropriations for the purpose of
enlarging their capacity, / feel justified al
this time in calling the attention of the legis-
Iature to the fact that we are in great danger
of making appropriations far in excess OF
the territorial income.
In their report to-day the appropriation
committee showed that they had cut down
the Appropriation for Bismarck penitentiary
about $40, 900.
ROUTINE WORK.
The council passed the following council
bills to-day:
Providing for the collection of taxes in in
eorporated cities; amending section 3OS
nbaptar IL. code OF civil procedure